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pallid. Pores flesh-coloured, contracted in dry specimens, 

 the mouths about 1 mm. diameter, 2 to 9 mm. long. Spores 

 not seen.' 



The localities given areas follows: — Ooomera River and 

 Toowoomba in Queensland, and Grampians in Victoria. 

 Specimens from the latter are in Kew Herbarium labelled 

 P. portentosus Berk.; Geographe Bay (in Herb. Kew as P. 

 stypticus Fr.); also a specimen from Victoria (without 

 specific locality) labelled P. retiporus Cook. 



The author further states that it is 4 a very distinct species 

 near to P. sulphureus, and said to have a very strong odour 

 when fresh. It differs from P. portentosus, retiporus, and 

 stypticus, with which it was confused in the early records 

 quoted above, in the brilliant orange-yellow tints in pileus 

 and pores, and in the yellowish flesh. (Ridgway, tab. in, 

 15b).' 



We have specimens of this species collected by one of us 

 (E.G.) on a dead Eucalyptus stump, on the Nattai River 

 near Colo, via Hill Top, March, 1914. These specimens 

 were somewhat hoof-shaped, 8 x 12 cm. and 9 cm. thick, 

 the pores orange red coloured when fresh, the upper part or 

 surface of pileus being of a rich cream colour tinged with 

 ochre and orange red. Spores globose, smooth, transparent, 

 about 3/a diam. In the National Herbarium collection 

 there is also a fine specimen collected at Albany, Western 

 Australia, by Mr. J. Staer (February 1911). When fresh, 

 the specimens had a very strong not unpleasant odour, 

 which is retained in the dried specimens in the herbarium 

 for a long period. The National Collection has also speci- 

 mens from Nowra (A. H.S.Lucas and A. A. Hamilton, 1916). 

 One of us has a specimen from Malanganee, 25 miles west 

 of Casino, on a stump, August, 1917. We have also received 

 from Mr. Brittlebank portion of a large growth found on a 

 post at Drouin, Gippsland, which from the context and the 



Hh— December 5, 1917. 



